Battle of the Palettes

I suddenly realised the other day that i have consumed quite a lot of eye shadow palettes over the years, there was quite alot more there than i had thought, i think that is when i was certain that eye shadows are definitely my favourite to collect.

 Although i have a variety or high end and high street palettes, i also have my most used which are clearly my favourites.

I think from these pictures my eye shadow preference is pretty clear as most of them, if not all of them contain: neutrals, browns, bronze, copper, gold, dusty pinks and burgundy shades, mainly because these tones contrast best with my blue eyes (probably why im attracted to them so much) colour wheels don't lie.

My thoughts on these palettes and which is my most used 'go to' palette.. let the battle commence!

  My first palette that i bought was the Urban Decay Naked palette, the first out of the bunch and a very well known palette at that, it may of been my first but some how i sometimes  seem to forget i have it or when creating a look i have other similar shades i prefer to use, hence why it isn't as used as much as it probably should be; saying that i do still use it alot. Containing 12 compatible shades it is very easy to create a simple or more glam look using just a couple of these creamy matte and shimmer shades.

One of the most recent ones i have got bought for Christmas from my mumma, I knew as soon as i saw it i wanted it, being as its a Christmas limited edition im glad i have it, here's why: Ten beautiful shades in which some i don't own anything like, My main reason for falling for this Soap and Glory 'The perfect Ten' palette is down to the third shade Twinkle Belles, a gorgeous champagne shade full of shimmer, perfect to sweep over the lid or to use in a cut crease. This is most likely my second most used palette as of yet.

Another palette which i treasure, because i find it to be such a glamorous palette is the Smash Box Full Exposure palette with 7 Matte and 7 glittery shades. I adore all of the glitter shades; as you probably would too if you've seen them. It has a mixture of bronze tones and smoky shades in both shimmer and matte form to create natural or more extravagant looks. Although the pros are very high, i do find these shadows don't apply as well as some others but the brush it contains does work very well alongside them.

Lastly, I'll admit my favourite palette, the Revolution Ultra Flawless palette, containing 32 unique shades, of which a majority are shimmer shades, great for a more captivating look. Despite being a high street palette it is definitely up there with some of the best ones i have tried, it is a well loved palette... by me anyway, for many reasons; the variety of shades being one (alot of them being the colours i tend to go for) but maybe not a best friend to those who love bright/neon colours or a cooler smoky look, each shade contains great pigmentation without having to coat it over your lids multiple times and the texture is lovely as they are still very buttery and smooth in spite of the fact they do crease a little bit they are still great to use. You can't really go wrong for £8, i highly recommend checking it out, they also have a matte version if that is more your thing! both including a huge mirror.

  What is your winning palette?

Meg x

Products Youtube made me buy / Beauty

I don't normally give in to all the beauty hypes that everyone seems to obsess over unless i instantly get hooked as soon as i see it.
There is a few products that i wasn't too fussed about getting hold of but eventually gave in and here are my thoughts.

Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish: A very raved about product but they were not wrong in doing so, also a product i have wanted for a very long time but never got round to buying it. Its a lovely lightweight cream cleanser, it definitely does its job and worth the buy but i do have a few other cleansers i may reach for first however i don't regret buying it as it does leave my skin feeling super soft.

One product that i think everyone has tried at least once as it had such a good turn out for a smaller high street brand. Collection Lasting perfection Concealer, for me since they released that concealer their make up game got that little bit stronger and started bringing out some other really good products. Personally i think its a really good coverage but it doesn't look cakey or crease loads paired with the right powder, the best thing is they even have a pale enough shade for my skin which is normally quite hard to find in a concealer.

On to another concealer that I'm not all to impressed with is Maybelline Eraser Eye concealer, firstly they have very limited shades so unless you're a shade nude or light (meaning the tiniest bit lighter than nude, not light) then you might want to try a different concealer. I have shade light which is a little bit darker than my foundation.. so not really light enough for us ivory chicks. It also has a medium coverage but i don't find it does an awful lot for me.

Urban Decay all nighter setting spray was one hyped up product.. although i kind of went along with this one because i hadn't really heard any bad reviews plus the primer potions work fab, so i thought this might work just as well. Being quite excited when i bought it, it disappointed me as i didn't see a massive different, maybe i used it wrong or something but this product didn't quite do the trick for me. Hence why it isn't in this photo as i gave it away.

Lastly a highlight brighter than the moon, one everyone, their friends and their friends dogs were talking about, even now after its been out for a while. I do to agree with all those people that it is a lovely highlight, maybe a little too powdery for me but it lasts ages and the iridescent glow it gives also lasts all day, it is definitely one of my favourite highlighter, it is quite handy to take with you too as it has quite a big mirror and is very slim.

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We are already in 2017, how incredibly fast did that go? Although we are now in a new year im slightly sad yet relieved that its over.
We all had some good bits and bad bits, I finished my college course, I spent most of the year pretty busy, i found out i was going to have a niece/nephew and I moved into my own flat. I also learnt a lot from some of the not so nice things that happened, plus I turned 20.. Ugh to getting old.

I have started this year of.. Well for one, ill and that's why this post is a lot later than I would of liked, but two also quite anxious of what is yet to come. I think 2017 is the year for great things, despite everyone saying that every year that this is going to be their year, I honestly have a gut feeling about this one.

Going into 2017 with all my new bits from Christmas I decided to have a bit of a clear out (mainly of old makeup I no longer want) and I'm starting a clean-ish slate, ready to look forward to all the new adventures.

What was your favourite parts of 2016?
Meg x

Pamper night

We all get to that point where we need a night of luxury to pamper are selves, with just the right products they can make you feel like a new woman.

A few products i like to use to revive myself and refresh.

Cup o' Coffee- A great face and body scrub/mask for those coffee addicts that like a good cleanse, i have wrote a full post on what i think abut this product here.

Dove Derma Spa Summer Revived Body lotion- A very good alternative to fake tan or in England.. sun. I really like this product because it doesn't feel as fake tan sometimes can when it starts to wear off, being a tinted body lotion it gives you all the moisture you need instead of dancing around trying to dry your body buttered body. i would recommend to go for the medium/dark.

Umberto Giannini Beauty Secrets Moisture Mask- A bit of a mouthful, saving the best till last-  one of my new favourite products. Having very long mermaid hair it can always get me in a tangle also having quite fine hair it tends to look quite limp not luscious. Before i laid my hands on this i had never found a product that quite does the job well enough, This hair mask instantly makes my hair feel smoother after applying it to the lengths of my hair (not the roots) and leaves it looking super shiny- basically a salon finish! It is also a great miracle worker fr those tedious knots in my locks, as it will for anyone with quite thick or long hair, or just tangle prone. Definitely a product i recommend!

Which are your go to pamper products?

Meg x

My go to brand

I think we all have a brand that we always go back to, no matter how many products we try it just doesn't match up to that product that we just cant get out of our heads. i find that regardless of how many things i try there is one brand that works for me best in a lot of ways. Garnier was one of the first brands i tried, hair, beauty, everything. I find that it they are quite gentle products with not too harsh and in a nutshell they do what they say on the the tin.

These are a few products from Garnier's ranges that i always repurchase:

Garnier Micellar Water- 

How can this not be in this blog post, I mean i have two back up bottles in my drawer for when i run out so its an understatement to say i like this product. A very gentle product with a few variations for everyone, although it is very popular, i love this product because quite frankly it does everything you need in a cleansing water - No more panda eyes!

Ultimate Blends-

Here i have a few different products from the Ultimate Blends hair range, The Marvelous Transformer shampoo, the Weightless Nourisher conditioner and the mask (which still doesn't quite beat Umberto Giannini Beauty Secrets hair mask) i also have the Strength Restorer serum which i find works really well at putting moisture back in to my hair and beating the dry ends.

 Another one from the Ultimate Blends range is The Marvelous Oils Hydrating body lotion, i will be quite honest i am very bad at remembering to look after my skin on my body, rubbing body lotions in just seem so time consuming, but after buying this one as it was on offer.. it is nearly gone, i have used this nearly every time i have got out of the shower to keep my skin hydrated, its not very thick so its very easy to apply and quick drying, plus it also comes in a pump to make it that little bit easier.

Moisture Match-

Garnier Moisture Match + Goodbye Dry Is one of the first moisturisers i bought as a teenager and still continue take it into my adult hood as i feel it is a very simple product and sometimes that's what your skin needs... simple, Its mainly for sensitive skin and contains rose so it isn't harsh on your skin but it is also very creamy to hydrate your skin so a definite to those who have de-hydrated or dry skin, it brings back all your moisture and makes your skin feel super soft.

Such a coincidence that i happened to use all of these products just before writing this up haha. 

What is your go to brand? Let me know.

Meg x

Cup o' Coffee

Wow. So its been a month since my last post and i apologise for being vacant, i have lost my phone and any form of being able to write up content but i am back, hopefully.

For all you coffee addicts and face mask lovers, this one is for you!
we all know Lush products are fab, aside from the bath bombs the face masks are alot of peoples favourites, Despite having never tried one from Lush until a few days ago, i am very much so in love with them.

This lovely 'wake me up' face and body mask is filled with coffee infusions to give you that caffeine boost, vanilla, multiple oils to nourish the skin, agave syrup and ground coffee to exfoliate your skin.
Cup o' Coffee leaves your face feeling soft and very clean, it also gives you a desired radiant, awake look to beat the fatigue blues. This scrub mask can be used on your face and body, to revive your whole body and give it the ultimate deep clean.
A lot of exfoliating face mask tend to have tiny beads in to work the dry skin or they go the extreme and have quite coarse beads that can sometimes feel like gravel and be a bit to harsh on your delicate facial skin, however this one is a happy medium which is both light enough for your face and body but at the same time its not too light that you cant feel anything.

I, myself picked up the smaller size (150g) just to try out but there is also a size that is slightly bigger costing a little bit more, which i think is great when a company make a couple of sizes to start you off and repurchase the larger pot after fa

lling in love, i mean that is definitely what i am going to do anyway.

Over all it is such a good product and i would recommend this one if you have been um-ing and ar-ing over which Lush mask to buy.
Please let me know which Lush masks you have tried as i am very keen to try more!

Meg x

The Friday Line up // Beauty

This months line up of must have beauty products. A slightly delayed post on my behalf.

This August i have accumulated quite a few new products that i have bought and ended up loving, in which i have probably spend alot of money but in my eyes it is totally worth it because i have discovered new products i may of not of used before. Although they are products that have been out for a while they are products that i have never ventured into trying.

 No7 Gel finish Nail colour- Ginger
I am not really a massive fan of No7 makeup, never the less I decided to try it as No7 is on offer a lot, this shade (Ginger)  is from the new collection that just came out, it is a lovely brick red/brown colour ready for the autumn season that's just around the corner. The gel colour lasts quite a while and doesn't start chipping after a day or two, the colours in the collection are very glossy and rarely need a top up.
MUA Trio eye shadow- Innocence-
Although they are quite small eye shadows they are definitely worth it, they are very pigmented for the price they are, the shimmers are lovely and iridescent, i didn't expect them to be as good as they are for the small price of £2.50, they also apply to the eye very easy and a dream too blend. It includes three shades a white/champagne colour that brightens the eye, a grey toned brown and a dark brown colour with blue flecks going through it: very similar to MAC's Blue Brown Pigment, all shimmer shades.

MUA Undress your skin- Pink Shimmer-
I can not rate this product enough, i didn't want to give in to the hype at first but i wanted a new highlighter and there is nothing better than having one that looks great with a great price tag too.
I finally gave in a bought it in the shade Pink shimmer, it can be a very subtle glow or you can build it up for a gleaming cheek bone, it doesn't leave streaks in your foundation and can look lovely and natural. it has undertones of blue and pink with a pearl base. I'm in love.

Got2Be Happy Hour 24 Hour hairspray
Having long hair is a pain when you have straight hair, i don't know about you but any time i try and curl it, the weight of my hair weighs it down and it stays curly for about 0.5 seconds or it drops as soon as i leave the house, which is quite frankly a pain and a waste of time. This hairspray is pretty much a cure for limp, flat hair without making it rock hard or sticky. It locks the volume and bounce in all day, i have finally found one.

Garnier Pure Active Intensive anti-spot exfoliator scrub
A great product that's made my skin as soft as silk, you only need a small amount to rub in to your face and leave for a few minutes and you feel a cool tingling sensation on your skin, it helps reduce my redness and my skin has never felt so soft, i use this every time i have a shower as the scrub is not too harsh for my face, but you could also use it weekly, a lovely, affordable product.

A few favourites i have been using in august.

Meg x